1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.
In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.
Group I
Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1999.[1]
Draw
| Second Round Play-offs 25–27 September |
First Round Play-offs 17–19 July |
First Round 13–15 February |
Second Round 3–5 April | |||||||||||||||||
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| Santiago, Chile (indoor carpet) | bye | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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advance to World Group Qualifying Round. | |||||||||||||||||||
Group II
Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 1999.[2]
Draw
| Relegation Play-offs 17–19 July |
First Round 3–5 April |
Second Round 17–19 July |
Third Round 25–28 September | |||||||||||||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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relegated to Group III in 1999. |
to Group I in 1999. | |||||||||||||||||||
Group III
The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 1999.
- Venue: Santa Cruz Tennis Club, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
- Date: 29 April–3 May
Participating nations
Draw
Group A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
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2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–5 (74%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 4–15 (21%) | 3 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–12 (40%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–8 (60%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–6 (68%) | 2 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 10–12 (45%) | 3 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–15 (29%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
| 3rd-4th Play-off |
Semifinals |
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5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th Play-off |
5th-8th Play-offs |
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Final standings
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Group IV
The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Americas Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.
- Venue: St. Lucia Racquet Club, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
- Date: 23–29 March
Participating nations
Draw
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 16–2 (89%) | 33–5 (87%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 11–7 (61%) | 24–16 (60%) | 2 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 10–8 (56%) | 22–17 (56%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 8–10 (44%) | 17–21 (45%) | 4 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 7–11 (39%) | 17–26 (40%) | 5 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 7–11 (39%) | 16–22 (42%) | 6 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 4–14 (22%) | 9–31 (23%) | 7 |
References
- "1998 Americas Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "1998 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.